Overview
Job Title: Intervention Support Coach (SEND) (Reduced Year)
Salary: Commencing at £22,862 with progression to £23,448 per annum
Closing Date: 2025-08-21
About the Role
This is a reduced year role, 39 weeks per year.
Leeds City College is recruiting for an experienced SEND professional to join our Foundation Studies team as an Intervention Support Coach.
This role will lead through a matrix management approach across Luminate FE colleges for the placement and support of students with Educational Health Care Plans. To provide intervention and wellbeing support for learners with needs, to enable them to participate, progress, achieve and enjoy a fully inclusive college experience.
What You Will Do
- Keeping accurate and timely logs and other records, as required.
- Support with student wellbeing in the department.
- Provide support for other members of the team.
- Ensure all paperwork, mandatory training and documentation is kept up to date and in line with statutory requirements.
- Support the department to provide outstanding and robust support to SEND learners in order to meet individual needs as outlined in their EHCP.
- Support intervention strategies aligned to areas of specialism in order to strengthen the subject knowledge of staff.
- To attend meetings as and when required.
- Contribute towards audit and compliance of evidence required for all aspects of SEND support.
- Engage in CPD and training in order to develop pedagogical knowledge within your own specialist area.
About You
You should be a compassionate, resilient, and patient individual with a strong commitment to inclusion and a belief in discovering potential. This role is ideal for someone who can remain calm under pressure, build positive relationships, and is passionate about supporting children with SEND and behavioural needs to thrive in their learning environment.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
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